Eungie Joo

MOCA update 1: Mary McNamara claims Deitch is “not the specific problem” and muses on what kind of museum can exist in a world where Kim Kardashian rules all. [LA Times]

MOCA update 2: Looking back, Roberta Smith half-admits she was wrong about Jeffrey Deitch’s appointment, and calls for him to “become a real museum director” in the wake of recent happenings. [NY Times]

MOCA update 3: Lee Rosenbaum wants everyone to know that SHE was right, over two years ago, about Jeffrey Deitch’s appointment. Noted. [artsjournal]

MOCA update 4: Jason Edward Kaufman goes to town on Deitch, asking him to step down from directing an “intellectually vacant party palace”.[ArtINFO]

The Guardian’s Oliver Basciano files a “What’s up with Net Art?” piece. It’s written for too wide an audience to say much of anything interesting, but the comments get heated. [The Guardian]

New Museum Curator Eungie Joo, who put together their Ungovernables triennial this year, has accepted a position as Director of Art and Cultural Programs at Xanadu of Inhotim, a site 200 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro where industrialist Bernardo Paz shows off his art. Huh. [GalleristNY]

Hate to say we told you so: Heather Corcoran is Rhizome’s new executive director. [Artforum]